The Notebook: Will Labour have the City’s back? July 2, 2024 Lucy McNulty, editor of Following the Rules podcast, takes the notebook pen to talk politics, Brexit, and the need to celebrate the City.
Election 2024: Business leaders prefer Starmer and Rayner’s cabinet over Tories’, poll finds July 1, 2024 Business leaders prefer Labour figures, particularly Starmer and Rayner, over their Tory counterparts, new polling has found. Business heads are twice as likely to pick Angela Rayner (34 per cent) than Oliver Dowden (17 per cent) as their deputy prime minister, according to Savanta Business Tracker polling. The research, which surveyed 1,000 business decision makers, [...]
Election 2024: Labour hits back at Tory warnings of ‘permanent Labour government’ July 1, 2024 In a round of interviews this morning, Home Secretary James Cleverly warned against the “genuine risk” of a Labour government, marking a shift in Tory campaign tactics.
The Notebook: Rejoining the EU is the single biggest way to kickstart growth July 1, 2024 Rejoining the EU is the single biggest thing Labour could to to kickstart the economy, writes James Chapman.
Markets stay steady as City braces for Labour victory July 1, 2024 As election day creeps ever closer, the City is bracing itself for a Labour victory, even as markets stay sanguine at the idea of a change in government.
UK economy ‘turning a corner’ as global growth slows, says KPMG July 1, 2024 Falling inflation and and an uptick in consumer confidence will help the UK economy to a better than expected growth over the next two years as global growth is set to slow, according to a report published today.
Banks, homebuilders and retailers in focus as London markets brace for Labour election victory June 30, 2024 The UK general election is in focus this week as investors brace for a widely expected Labour landslide that could share price moves across the FTSE 100.
Tata and unions in eleventh hour talks over early Port Talbot closure June 30, 2024 The company enraged unions last week after it revealed plans to bring forward the closure of its blast furnaces in south Wales due to strikes.
Election 2024: Former Tory donor backs Farage’s Reform UK June 27, 2024 Sir John Hall, former Newcastle football club owner, has backed Reform UK, despite having donated more than £500,000 to the Conservative Party.
Labour: Revisiting EU membership risks instability for UK firms June 27, 2024 British businesses would suffer from the instability that revisiting arguments around the UK's membership of the European Union or Customs Union would cause, Labour's spokesperson for Business has said.